Black Queens draw 1-1 with Kenya in friendly

Ghana’s Black Queens drew 1-1 with Kenya in a pre-2018 AWCON friendly played in Nairobi on Tuesday.

It was the second international friendly match the Queens were playing after they lost 3-2 to Zambia on Saturday.

In that game, Ghana took a two-goal lead but against the Harambee Starlets of Kenya, the home side opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Mercy Achieng and it stayed so until the end of the first half.

(Image credit: Kenya Football Federation)

32 minutes into the second half, Ghana’s Linda Eshun found the net for Ghana to leave the score at 1-1 at full time.

The Queens will face South Africa in Accra on November 11 in their final pre-tournament friendly.

The 2018 Total African Women’s Championships will run from November 17 to December 1.